Object data
iron
total: length 132 cm
anchor stock: width 100 cm
span 75 cm
anonymous
Anchor
? Netherlands, 1860 - 1885
Provenance
...; transferred from the Ministerie van Marine (Department of the Navy), The Hague, to the museum, 1889
Object number: NG-MC-1889-79
Copyright: Public domain
Entry
Stocked chain anchor, consisting of a shank with a bent arm with flukes at the ends. It has an iron anchor stock, secured with a wedge and with balls at the ends. The anchor ring has been replaced by a shackle, to which another shackle has been attached. Around the shaft just above the crown are two eyes.
Citation
J. van der Vliet, 2016, 'anonymous, Anchor, Netherlands, 1860 - 1885', in J. van der Vliet and A. Lemmers (eds.), Navy Models in the Rijksmuseum, online coll. cat. Amsterdam: hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.245317
(accessed 26 November 2024 01:35:56).